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(43) Date of publication: 22.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/21 (21) Application number: 22856406.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.07.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/36(2006.01) A61B 5/103(2006.01) A61B 5/296(2021.01) A61B 5/397(2021.01) G06F 3/01(2006.01) A61N 1/04(2006.01) A61B 5/251(2021.01) A61B 5/332(2021.01) A61B 5/11(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/251; A61B 5/296; A61B 5/397; A61N 1/0452; A61N 1/0476; A61N 1/0484; A61N 1/36003; A61N 1/36031; A61B 5/1123; A61B 5/1118 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/038153 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/018539 (16.02.2023 Gazette 2023/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 09.08.2021 US 202117397674 09.08.2021 US 202117397669 (71) Applicant: Cionic, Inc. San Francisco, CA 94133 (US)	(72) Inventors: ROBISON, Jeremiah San Francisco, CA 94133 (US) COLUCCI, Lina Avancini San Francisco, CA 94133 (US) GIBBONS, Ren San Francisco, CA 94133 (US) (74) Representative: Schröer, Gernot H.  Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Bankgasse 3 90402 Nürnberg 90402 Nürnberg (DE)